Christmas Pudding Wensleydale Cheese (Morrisons) By @Cinabar
I had a shopping list when I went into Morrisons, and I can assure you that Christmas Pudding Wensleydale Cheese was not on that list. Cheese wasn’t even on the list, but this time of year brings...
View ArticlePigs In Blankets Quiche (Aldi) @Cinabar
Today is the big day in Aldi. They have launched all their special Christmas items. Some are crazier than others. One of the new items is the Pigs In Blankets ice cream that they have launched. I...
View ArticleGingerbread Spiced Caramels (Waitrose) By @SpectreUK
I'm always excited at this time of year to see what new and innovative seasonal snacks are available. Well, these Gingerbread Spiced Caramels from Waitrose sound like a proper Christmas treat. They...
View ArticleA Dishoom Indian Christmas [@NLi10]
A few days into December we popped to Dishoom. As it was my first time I thought I'd try the Christmas menu - as an excuse to go back in the new year too (they gave us vouchers!)All the normal food...
View ArticleChocolate Yule Log Cake (Co-Op) By @Cinabar
Last year, due to a bit of a mix-up, we didn’t get a Christmas Yule log. This year, I picked one up from the Co-Op the second I saw that the use-by date was reasonable. A Yule Log cake is a chocolate...
View ArticleSaltaire White Christmas Beer (Morrisons) By @SpectreUK
It's kind of nice to see snow falling and sticking to the ground. Although it can be a pain, and can be dangerous to travel in, if you're tucked up nice and warm, and don't have to go anywhere for a...
View ArticleMerry The Mince Pie - Waitrose [@NLi10]
It’s Christmas Eve! And I’m installed at my parents for the festive period. This means we have all my old family Christmas decorations for background shots.Here we see Waitrose’s latest festive...
View ArticleHot Milk Chocolate Melting Snowman (Aldi) By @Cinabar
This was my answer as to what to have as a soothing drink after all the festivities. Here we have a Hot Milk Chocolate Melting Snowman. You put the super-cute snowman in a mug and pour hot milk on...
View ArticleExtra Special Stollen Slices (Asda) By @Cinabar
It is Boxing Day (26th December), and that means we had left-over Christmas roast sandwiches for lunch. I suspect there are an awful lot of households that had the same lunch. As we had the left-overs...
View ArticleAuthentic Eggnog (Hickory’s Smokehouse) By @SpectreUK
I do love warming spicy comfort food, especially this time of year when it can be cold and damp outside. One of my favourite meals out is Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. I've been meaning to try this...
View ArticleBrussel Sprout Ketchup - Sauce Shop (plus leftovers) [@NLi10]
Christmas has gone, and leftover season is here. And to cope with that you need sauces - and if you got some as presents then even better!Secret Santa clearly got the same targeted Facebook adverts I...
View ArticleChristmas Panettone Chocolates (Waitrose) By @Cinabar
This fits into the category of random things I bought from a service station. We saw family, and on the way back from the journey, we stopped at the services, and there was a small branch of Waitrose....
View ArticleElusive Brewing Sticky Toffee Imperial Stout (The Wee Beer Shop) By @SpectreUK
I really don’t like turkey, so these days I get treated like a king to a big pork belly roast and crackling. Today is my second shot at Christmas dinner. I have had the most awful flu this past week....
View ArticleChristmas bits round-up - Monty Cinnamon, Pigs, Yellow Mice! [@NLi10]
Happy New Years eve everyone! Here are some of the things that I've picked up over Christmas that are worth a mention.First up is one of the new varieties of perennial favourite Monty Bojangles - the...
View ArticleWalkers Max: Pizza Hut Texan BBQ Crisps (Asda) By @Cinabar
We have some sharing crisps, and, brace yourself, they are not a Christmas special! I think most of the bags in the Foodstuff Finds cupboard now are turkey flavours or pigs in blankets varieties, but...
View ArticleAero Candy Cane Bubbles (Ocado) By @Cinabar
What flavour are candy canes traditionally? They are peppermint. This concludes today’s Christmas quiz. Candy canes are an American tradition, but they are gaining popularity here in the UK as they...
View ArticleChristmas Festive Figgy Fudge (Waitrose) By @SpectreUK
Happy New Year! While lots of people out there will be on health kicks, I'm slowly getting over a particularly vicious couple of weeks of flu. So, I fancy a sweet treat tonight. Cinabar bought me this...
View ArticleChaibibi's Green Apple (tea?) {@NLi10]
I sometimes buy things and then don't get around to trying them for ages. over NY I decided to crack into a few of them. Here is a see-through can of bright green liquid that is kind of Chai? Seems...
View ArticleQuality Street Favourites Orange Crunch Bar (Morrisons) By @Cinabar
As the tin of chocolates was empty post-Christmas, I decided to see what I could find in the cupboard. It may have only been a four-day week at work, but it felt like a full week as it was a bit of a...
View ArticleCollaborate Cinnamon Bun Brown (The Wee Beer Shop) By @SpectreUK
Cinabar may have just gone too far this time. She's taken my love of spicy beer to a whole new level with this Collaborate Cinnamon Bun Brown. I really don't like cinnamon all that much, so to put it...
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